World population to grow by 800 million in next decade

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 2 (Xinhuanet) — The world’s population will increase by 800 million in the next decade, with the highest growth in Asia and Africa, local media reported on Friday.

“The world population stands at 6.4 billion this year. It is expected to shoot up to 7.2 billion by 2015,” the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) representative to Malaysia Richard Leete was quoted as saying by The Star.